PinnedValentine’s Day Romance — Where Do Your Roses Come From?I am not the Valentine’s Day celebrating type. I never went out for dinner, gave or received gifts like chocolate or flowers on this day…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
PinnedDon’t call me Woyane. I don’t deserve it.It has been three months since a campaign to eradicate a whole ethnic group began. This is a region where my family comes from — Tigray. I…Feb 1, 202110Feb 1, 202110
PinnedA “Feminist” Government: And It’s Repulsive Rape Cover-ups.In 2018, Ethiopia appointed it’s first & Africa’s only serving female head of state. It also got the female Supreme Court president. A…Feb 11, 20211Feb 11, 20211
A Letter to Ukrainian MothersThey say “God knew we would need strength to endure and made us as strong as we are because he knew what it would take to be a mother.” In…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
There’s Such Thing As A Dragon:The Human Cost of Social Media in Poor Countries.Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
To My Oromo-Somali Friend, I Am Sorry.Weeks after the conflict in Tigray started, I called my friend and said “I am sorry. I am sorry for failing to see through your experience…May 9, 20213May 9, 20213